Blakemore Wholesale honours its top retail customers

Blakemore Wholesale’s top customers were honoured at the company’s third annual retailer of the year awards evening and charity dinner.

Held at St George’s Park, Burton, Staffs, the event recognised 12 regional winners plus five recipients of category awards (work in the community, promotional execution, own-brand compliance, core range and fresh foods retailer).

The overall retailer of the year award went to the Bmorelocal store at Penrhyn Bay in Llandudno.

There were also prizes for the best new store and overall retailer of the year, the latter award going to the first Bmorelocal store in North Wales, at Penrhyn Bay in Llandudno.

Judges commended this store for its standards and service, including internal and external imagery, customer relationships, product range, up-to-date merchandising and local community involvement.

Owners Roland Edwards and Beverley Williams were presented with a cheque for £11,000, and a charitable donation of £700 was made on their behalf.

Blakemore Wholesale sales director Nick Rose said: “The continued commitment of our retailers to maintaining the high standards of our retail club has been nothing short of impressive.

“The awards demonstrate how suppliers, wholesalers and retailers can work together to showcase the best of what independent local stores have to offer.”

The main event sponsors included Heineken, PepsiCo, Coca Cola, KP Snacks, Imperial Tobacco and Molson Coors.

Tel: Blakemore Wholesale (01902) 371515